jesus gateway powerpoint - pauline lay convention st. louis
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Jesus reveals
the Father
Paul, servant of the mystery made known by revelation.
This is what I pray:
In the abundance of his Father’s glory may he, through his Spirit, enable you to grow with regard to your inner self, so that Christ may live in your hearts through faith…
The call to be a Christian is a
call to grow.
Usually we hear warnings against doing things.
The Call of Christ, on the other hand, is a call to journey, to advance.
Early Christians called themselves “followers of the Way.” The word “Disciple” is linked to the word “to follow” over 70 times in the gospels.
Paul knew this as Jesus broke into his life on the way to Damascus.
Paul was a traveler.
Our journey begins when we are grasped by God who takes us in the direction of our true self. We are called to life in the Trinity.
It is God who has called you to share the life of his Son. 1 Cor. 1:9
me Paul
JESUS
As Mary we respond: “May it be done as you have said. My soul glorifies the Lord!” Luke
As Blessed Alberione we
respond:
The hand of the Lord was upon me…
Blessed Alberione
We need saints to go before us on these paths that have never been trodden before and which in part are not even marked out clearly.
Reach the people of today with the means of today
A radical change of method and mentality
Aim at forming a new mentality in society, a Christian mentality...
bringing the
gospel of
JesusWay
Truth Life
Evangelization with the media…
The desire to respond to the signs of the times and places where we serve
is a passion for Christ and for humanity.
Jesus draws us to himself and configures us to his image
and then sends us forth with His Gospel
John Paul II wrote:
“In the face of a society in which love often finds no place for expressing itself in gratitude…
We are called to witness
to the logic of a selfless gift…
for love of the
Lord Jesus and,in him, for every
memberof the human
family…
The only pathway for a disciple isto follow Christ. There is no other
road.”
John Paul II, Message to the World Congress on Consecrated Life, 2004.
We do not construct the Kingdom of God by our own efforts – as disciples of Jesus as we shape the world in the power of the Spirit.
The call of each of follower of Jesus is simply to love.
The The Eucharist Eucharist we receive we receive enables us enables us to love.to love.
Praying at the Pauline Chapel in the Miami media center.
It was on the road that Paul met Jesus.
After meeting Jesus he is sent on the true way.
Our journey starts with God’s movement toward us and our responsive movement toward God.
Cf. James Keenan, Virtues for Ordinary ChristiansCf. James Keenan, Virtues for Ordinary Christians
Do not fear. I am with you. From here I will enlighten. Live in continual conversion.